EP1027830A1 - Apparatus for placing ligatures on oesophagus - Google Patents

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EP1027830A1
EP1027830A1 EP00400334A EP00400334A EP1027830A1 EP 1027830 A1 EP1027830 A1 EP 1027830A1 EP 00400334 A EP00400334 A EP 00400334A EP 00400334 A EP00400334 A EP 00400334A EP 1027830 A1 EP1027830 A1 EP 1027830A1
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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus for placing herbarium ligatures.
  • herbarium the esophagus of ruminants, particularly cattle which must be sectioned during the slaughter process, which causes an ejection of the plants during digestion which spread and contaminate the meat.
  • herbarium ligature which are a kind of clamp that we place on the grass bed of a cattle to avoid contaminating its meat when its evisceration.
  • slaughtered animal being suspended upside down, its throat is cut vertically to access the herbarium that is grabbed by extracting a section out of the gorge.
  • the present invention aims to provide a simple and operating device reliable which greatly facilitates these operations.
  • the present invention thus relates to an apparatus for placing ligatures herbarium on ruminants, and in particular on cattle, said apparatus comprising a ring intended to come to engage around the herbarium and a rod allowing to push back the ring along the herbarium to the vicinity of the animal's belly, characterized by the fact that it comprises in combination: a jack able to move the rod over a length substantially equal to that of the herbarium, a device for immobilizing the jack relative to the herbarium, an open ring secured to the end of the stem, and a control device enabling the actuator to move the rod in the two directions.
  • the immobilization of the jack relative to the herbarium has the advantage of easily position the device on the animal regardless of the height at which this is located in relation to the ground.
  • the apparatus according to the invention positions itself which facilitates the orientation of the stem relative to the herbarium, all the more so as the weight of the device and the reaction of the herbarium on the jack when the stem moves helps to stretch the herbarium and make it rectilinear in its portion between the belly of the animal and the device.
  • the device allowing to immobilize the jack with respect to the herbarium is a hook secured to the jack, hook which engages around the herbarium while the latter, without having been severed, is released outside the animal by an incision made in the throat.
  • the device allowing to immobilize the jack relative to the herbarium is constituted by a clamp which closes on the herbarium to secure it to the jack which allows the device to be used even when the animal was sacrificed by cutting its throat.
  • Figure 1 shows schematically the head 1 of a bovine seen in profile.
  • the herbarium 4 Connecting the groove 2 to the rumen 3, is the herbarium 4 which carries the forage swallowed and regurgitated by the animal when it eats and ruminates.
  • an incision 5 was made at the base of the throat to grab the herbarium 4 without cutting it off and bring out a section 6 outside the animal.
  • the device 7 shown in Figure 2 has a rod 8 whose length roughly corresponds to the length of a grass bed of an ox, this rod being finished by a split ring 9 connected to the rod 8 by an appropriate support 10.
  • the rod 8 is moved axially by a double action pneumatic cylinder 11 which has a compressed air supply at each of its ends 12, 13 ce which allows to place the rod 8 in the extended position or in the retracted position.
  • the cylinder 11 is provided with a support 14 on which is fixed a handle of command 15.
  • the latter is connected to a compressed air source 16 and to a two-way valve. tracks 17 which allows the source of compressed air to be switched alternately communication with one or the other of the two ends of the jack 11 using the button command 18.
  • the two-way valve When the latter is at rest, the two-way valve turns on the air source compressed 16 in communication with the air inlet 12 of the jack situated on the side of the rod 8, to cause the retraction of the latter in the retracted position, while pressing the control button 18, the two-way valve changes position and the compressed air is sent to the other air inlet 13 of the jack, which causes the rod 8 to exit.
  • the support 14 is provided with a hook 19 which is dimensioned to be able Engage on the herbarium in order to suspend the device, as shown in Figure 5.
  • the apparatus When the apparatus is also suspended from the herbarium 4, the latter tends, between its body and the hook 19, which has the effect of making it rectilinear and of facilitating the placement of the ligature clip.
  • the ligature clip 20 which is shown in Figures 3 and 4 includes two jaws 21, 22 toothed which are of complementary shapes and which are connected by a joint 23 which allows it to take an open position and a closed position.
  • the clamp 20 includes a system irreversible latching 24 to ensure after its installation a shutter complete with the herbarium.
  • the operator holds the device in one hand while with the other he pulls on the herbarium which he engages in the open ring 9 located at the end of the rod, then it suspends the apparatus on the herbarium by the hook 19, as we see Figure 5.
  • control button 18 By pressing the control button 18, it then causes the displacement of the rod 8 and the ring 9 along the herbarium to the vicinity of the rumen, as shown in Figure 6.
  • the operator then closes a ligature clip 20 on the portion of the herbarium which is above the ring 9 and it acts again on the control button to cause a second displacement of the rod upwards, the ring 9 pushing in front him the ligature clip 20 which is positioned at the entrance to the body 3.
  • FIG. 7 shows an apparatus according to a second mode of realization of the invention which can be easily used in the case of sacrificed animals by slicing the throat which also involves slicing the herbarium.
  • the hook 19 is replaced by a device for pliers such as that shown in Figure 8 which is a schematic view in the axis of the rod on the side of the ring 19.
  • the device for immobilizing the jack relative to the herbarium is constituted by a clamp 19a which is articulated around an axis 25 and which is pushed back by a spring 26 which acts on a piston 27 whose rod 28 pushes back spontaneously the lever 29 of the clamp 19a in its closed position.
  • the cylinder 30 of the piston 27 is supplied with compressed air at the same time as cylinder 11.
  • the user of the device can thus manually open the clamp 19a against the action of the spring and engage the severed end of the herbarium there, after which it releases the lever 29 while the end of the herbarium is locked between the two jaws of the pliers.
  • the device according to this second embodiment can also be used when the herbarium has not been severed.

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Abstract

The ring (9) catches the esophagus (6) and is pushed back along it by the rod (8), reaching a point near the rumen (3) (first stomach). The novel actuator (11) moves the rod over the full length of the esophagus, held steady by a hook (19) on the esophagus. The control (15) causes the rod to move back and forth. Preferred features: The hook (19) fixed on the actuator, pulls out and holds the esophagus, through a slit in the neck. In a variant, a grip holds the esophagus, keeping the actuator steady. The same button (18) controls both the grip and the rod advance inside the animal. It controls a double-acting pneumatic cylinder.

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La présente invention concerne un appareil de pose de ligatures d'herbière.The present invention relates to an apparatus for placing herbarium ligatures.

On sait que l'on désigne sous le nom d'herbière, l'oesophage des ruminants, notamment des bovins qui doit être sectionné lors du processus d'abattage, ce qui provoque une éjection des végétaux en cours de digestion qui se répandent et souillent la viande.We know that we designate under the name of herbarium, the esophagus of ruminants, particularly cattle which must be sectioned during the slaughter process, which causes an ejection of the plants during digestion which spread and contaminate the meat.

Il est donc important de pouvoir refouler dans la panse du bovin les végétaux se trouvant dans l'herbière au moment de l'abattage et d'obturer l'herbière le plus près possible de la panse.It is therefore important to be able to push plants into the belly of the cattle in the herbarium at the time of slaughter and close the closest herbarium possible of the rumen.

On connaít déjà des clips de ligature d'herbière qui sont une sorte de pince que l'on place sur l'herbière d'un bovin pour éviter de souiller sa viande au moment de son éviscération.We already know clips of herbarium ligature which are a kind of clamp that we place on the grass bed of a cattle to avoid contaminating its meat when its evisceration.

Une telle pince se met en place de la manière suivante.Such pliers are put in place as follows.

L'animal abattu étant suspendu tête en bas, on incise sa gorge verticalement pour accéder à l'herbière que l'on saisit en extrayant un tronçon hors de la gorge.The slaughtered animal being suspended upside down, its throat is cut vertically to access the herbarium that is grabbed by extracting a section out of the gorge.

On engage un anneau fendu autour de l'herbière et on le fait glisser jusqu'au voisinage de la panse pour séparer l'herbière de tous les ligaments qui y sont attachés, après quoi on ramène l'anneau à l'extrémité de l'herbière puis de la gorge.We engage a split ring around the herbarium and we slide it to neighborhood of the rumen to separate the herbarium from all the ligaments attached to it, after which the ring is brought back to the end of the herbarium and then of the throat.

On ferme ensuite une pince de ligature sur l'herbière et on la fait glisser le long de l'herbière jusqu'à la panse.Then close a ligature clip on the herbarium and slide it along the herbarium to the rumen.

La présente invention vise à fournir un appareil simple et de fonctionnement fiable qui facilite grandement ces opérations.The present invention aims to provide a simple and operating device reliable which greatly facilitates these operations.

La présente invention a ainsi pour objet un appareil de pose de ligatures d'herbière sur des ruminants, et notamment sur des bovins, ledit appareil comprenant un anneau destiné à venir s'engager autour de l'herbière et une tige permettant de repousser l'anneau le long de l'herbière jusqu'au voisinage de la panse de l'animal, caractérisé par le fait qu'il comporte en combinaison : un vérin apte à déplacer la tige sur une longueur sensiblement égale à celle de l'herbière, un dispositif permettant d'immobiliser le vérin par rapport à l'herbière, un anneau ouvert solidaire de l'extrémité de la tige, et un dispositif de commande permettant d'actionner le vérin pour déplacer la tige dans les deux directions.The present invention thus relates to an apparatus for placing ligatures herbarium on ruminants, and in particular on cattle, said apparatus comprising a ring intended to come to engage around the herbarium and a rod allowing to push back the ring along the herbarium to the vicinity of the animal's belly, characterized by the fact that it comprises in combination: a jack able to move the rod over a length substantially equal to that of the herbarium, a device for immobilizing the jack relative to the herbarium, an open ring secured to the end of the stem, and a control device enabling the actuator to move the rod in the two directions.

L'immobilisation du vérin par rapport à l'herbière présente l'avantage de positionner facilement l'appareil sur l'animal indépendamment de la hauteur à laquelle celui-ci se trouve par rapport au sol.The immobilization of the jack relative to the herbarium has the advantage of easily position the device on the animal regardless of the height at which this is located in relation to the ground.

En outre, l'appareil selon l'invention se positionne de lui-même ce qui facilite l'orientation de la tige par rapport à l'herbière, et ce d'autant plus que le poids de l'appareil et la réaction de l'herbière sur le vérin lors du déplacement de la tige contribuent à tendre l'herbière et à la rendre rectiligne dans sa portion comprise entre la panse de l'animal et l'appareil.In addition, the apparatus according to the invention positions itself which facilitates the orientation of the stem relative to the herbarium, all the more so as the weight of the device and the reaction of the herbarium on the jack when the stem moves helps to stretch the herbarium and make it rectilinear in its portion between the belly of the animal and the device.

Dans un premier mode de réalisation de l'invention, le dispositif permettant d'immobiliser le vérin par rapport à l'herbière est un crochet solidaire du vérin, crochet qui s'engage autour de l'herbière alors que cette dernière, sans avoir été sectionnée, est dégagée à l'extérieur de l'animal par une incision pratiquée dans la gorge.In a first embodiment of the invention, the device allowing to immobilize the jack with respect to the herbarium is a hook secured to the jack, hook which engages around the herbarium while the latter, without having been severed, is released outside the animal by an incision made in the throat.

Dans un second mode de réalisation de l'invention, le dispositif permettant d'immobiliser le vérin par rapport à l'herbière est constitué par une pince qui se referme sur l'herbière pour la solidariser au vérin ce qui permet à l'appareil d'être utilisé même lorsque l'animal a été sacrifié en lui tranchant la gorge.In a second embodiment of the invention, the device allowing to immobilize the jack relative to the herbarium is constituted by a clamp which closes on the herbarium to secure it to the jack which allows the device to be used even when the animal was sacrificed by cutting its throat.

Selon l'invention il est avantageux d'utiliser un vérin pneumatique avec un dispositif de commande pouvant provoquer son déplacement dans les deux sens.According to the invention it is advantageous to use a pneumatic cylinder with a control device capable of causing it to move in both directions.

Dans le second mode de réalisation, il est avantageux d'utiliser un même bouton de commande pour actionner pneumatiquement le dispositif permettant d'immobiliser le vérin sur l'herbière, puis pour repousser la tige du vérin à l'intérieur de l'animal.In the second embodiment, it is advantageous to use the same control button for pneumatically actuating the device allowing to immobilize the cylinder on the herbarium, then to push the rod of the cylinder inside the animal.

Dans le but de mieux faire comprendre l'invention, on va en décrire maintenant deux modes de réalisation donnés à titre d'exemples non limitatifs, en faisant référence au dessin annexé dans lequel :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en élévation de la tête d'un bovin abattu suspendu sur une chaíne d'abattoir,
  • la figure 2 est une vue en élévation d'un appareil de pose de ligatures d'herbière selon un premier mode de réalisation de l'invention,
  • la figure 3 est une vue en élévation d'une pince de ligature d'herbière en position ouverte,
  • la figure 4 est une vue analogue à la figure 3 représentant la pince en position fermée,
  • la figure 5 est une vue de l'appareil de la figure 1 crocheté sur l'herbière,
  • la figure 6 correspondant à la figure 5, la tige étant en position sortie,
  • la figure 7 est une vue d'un second mode de réalisation de l'appareil de l'invention, et
  • la figure 8 est une vue à plus grande échelle du dispositif d'immobilisation de l'appareil de la figure 7 sur l'herbière.
In order to better understand the invention, we will now describe two embodiments given by way of non-limiting examples, with reference to the accompanying drawing in which:
  • FIG. 1 is an elevation view of the head of a slaughtered bovine animal suspended on a slaughterhouse chain,
  • FIG. 2 is an elevation view of an apparatus for placing herbarium ligatures according to a first embodiment of the invention,
  • FIG. 3 is an elevation view of a herbarium ligature clamp in the open position,
  • FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 3 showing the clamp in the closed position,
  • FIG. 5 is a view of the apparatus of FIG. 1 hooked on the herbarium,
  • FIG. 6 corresponding to FIG. 5, the rod being in the extended position,
  • FIG. 7 is a view of a second embodiment of the apparatus of the invention, and
  • Figure 8 is an enlarged view of the immobilization device of the apparatus of Figure 7 on the herbarium.

La figure 1 représente de façon schématique la tête 1 d'un bovin vu de profil.Figure 1 shows schematically the head 1 of a bovine seen in profile.

Reliant la gorge 2 à la panse 3, se trouve l'herbière 4 qui achemine le fourrage ingurgité et régurgité par l'animal lorsqu'il s'alimente et qu'il rumine.Connecting the groove 2 to the rumen 3, is the herbarium 4 which carries the forage swallowed and regurgitated by the animal when it eats and ruminates.

Comme cela est connu, on a pratiqué une incision 5 à la base de la gorge pour saisir l'herbière 4 sans la sectionner et en faire sortir un tronçon 6 à l'extérieur de l'animal.As is known, an incision 5 was made at the base of the throat to grab the herbarium 4 without cutting it off and bring out a section 6 outside the animal.

L'appareil 7 représenté à la figure 2 comporte une tige 8 dont la longueur correspond sensiblement à la longueur d'une herbière d'un boeuf, cette tige étant terminée par un anneau fendu 9 relié à la tige 8 par un support approprié 10.The device 7 shown in Figure 2 has a rod 8 whose length roughly corresponds to the length of a grass bed of an ox, this rod being finished by a split ring 9 connected to the rod 8 by an appropriate support 10.

La tige 8 est déplacée axialement par un vérin pneumatique à double action 11 qui comporte une alimentation en air comprimé à chacune de ses extrémités 12, 13 ce qui permet de placer la tige 8 en position sortie ou en position rentrée.The rod 8 is moved axially by a double action pneumatic cylinder 11 which has a compressed air supply at each of its ends 12, 13 ce which allows to place the rod 8 in the extended position or in the retracted position.

Le vérin 11 est muni d'un support 14 sur lequel est fixée une poignée de commande 15.The cylinder 11 is provided with a support 14 on which is fixed a handle of command 15.

Cette dernière est reliée à une source d'air comprimé 16 et à une vanne à deux voies 17 qui permet de mettre la source d'air comprimé alternativement en communication avec l'une ou l'autre des deux extrémités du vérin 11 à l'aide du bouton de commande 18.The latter is connected to a compressed air source 16 and to a two-way valve. tracks 17 which allows the source of compressed air to be switched alternately communication with one or the other of the two ends of the jack 11 using the button command 18.

Lorsque ce dernier est au repos, la vanne à deux voies met la source d'air comprimé 16 en communication avec l'entrée d'air 12 du vérin située du côté de la tige 8, pour provoquer la rétraction de cette dernière en position rentrée, tandis que l'on enfonce le bouton de commande 18, la vanne à deux voies change de position et l'air comprimé est envoyé dans l'autre entrée d'air 13 du vérin, ce qui provoque la sortie de la tige 8. When the latter is at rest, the two-way valve turns on the air source compressed 16 in communication with the air inlet 12 of the jack situated on the side of the rod 8, to cause the retraction of the latter in the retracted position, while pressing the control button 18, the two-way valve changes position and the compressed air is sent to the other air inlet 13 of the jack, which causes the rod 8 to exit.

Le support 14 est muni d'un crochet 19 qui est dimensionné pour pouvoir s'engager sur l'herbière afin d'y suspendre l'appareil, comme représenté sur la figure 5.The support 14 is provided with a hook 19 which is dimensioned to be able Engage on the herbarium in order to suspend the device, as shown in Figure 5.

Lorsque l'appareil est aussi suspendu à l'herbière 4, cette dernière se tend, entre sa panse et le crochet 19, ce qui a pour effet de la rendre rectiligne et de faciliter la mise en place de la pince de ligature.When the apparatus is also suspended from the herbarium 4, the latter tends, between its body and the hook 19, which has the effect of making it rectilinear and of facilitating the placement of the ligature clip.

La pince de ligature 20 qui est représentée sur les figures 3 et 4 comporte deux mâchoires 21, 22 dentées qui sont de formes complémentaires et qui sont reliées par une articulation 23 qui lui permet de prendre une position ouverte et une position fermée.The ligature clip 20 which is shown in Figures 3 and 4 includes two jaws 21, 22 toothed which are of complementary shapes and which are connected by a joint 23 which allows it to take an open position and a closed position.

A l'opposé de l'articulation 23, la pince 20 comporte un système d'encliquetage irréversible 24 pour assurer après sa mise en place une obturation complète de l'herbière.Opposite the joint 23, the clamp 20 includes a system irreversible latching 24 to ensure after its installation a shutter complete with the herbarium.

Pour effectuer cette mise en place l'opérateur tient l'appareil dans une main tandis qu'avec l'autre il tire sur l'herbière qu'il engage dans l'anneau ouvert 9 situé à l'extrémité de la tige, puis il suspend l'appareil à l'herbière par le crochet 19, comme on le voit à la figure 5.To carry out this installation, the operator holds the device in one hand while with the other he pulls on the herbarium which he engages in the open ring 9 located at the end of the rod, then it suspends the apparatus on the herbarium by the hook 19, as we see Figure 5.

Il oriente ensuite l'appareil de manière à ce que l'axe du vérin soit dirigé vers la panse 3 de l'animal.It then directs the device so that the axis of the cylinder is directed towards paunch 3 of the animal.

En actionnant sur le bouton de commande 18, il provoque alors le déplacement de la tige 8 et de l'anneau 9 le long de l'herbière jusqu'au voisinage de la panse, comme représenté à la figure 6.By pressing the control button 18, it then causes the displacement of the rod 8 and the ring 9 along the herbarium to the vicinity of the rumen, as shown in Figure 6.

Il relâche ensuite le bouton de commande et la tige revient en position rentrée.He then releases the control button and the rod returns to position back to school.

On a ainsi pu sectionner les ligaments qui sont reliés à la paroi de l'herbière.It was thus possible to cut the ligaments which are connected to the wall of the herbarium.

L'opérateur ferme ensuite une pince de ligature 20 sur la portion de l'herbière qui se trouve au-dessus de l'anneau 9 et il agit à nouveau sur le bouton de commande pour provoquer un second déplacement de la tige vers le haut, l'anneau 9 poussant devant lui la pince de ligature 20 qui vient se positionner à l'entrée de la panse 3.The operator then closes a ligature clip 20 on the portion of the herbarium which is above the ring 9 and it acts again on the control button to cause a second displacement of the rod upwards, the ring 9 pushing in front him the ligature clip 20 which is positioned at the entrance to the body 3.

Après relâchement du bouton de commande, la tige reprend sa position rentrée.After releasing the control button, the rod returns to its position back to school.

Il ne reste plus qu'à dégager l'herbière de l'anneau et à décrocher l'appareil de l'herbière.It only remains to remove the herbarium from the ring and unhook the device from the herbarium.

On a représenté sur la figure 7 un appareil selon un second mode de réalisation de l'invention qui peut être utilisé facilement dans le cas d'animaux sacrifiés par tranchage de la gorge ce qui implique aussi le tranchage de l'herbière.FIG. 7 shows an apparatus according to a second mode of realization of the invention which can be easily used in the case of sacrificed animals by slicing the throat which also involves slicing the herbarium.

Dans ce mode de réalisation, le crochet 19 est remplacé par un dispositif de pince tel que celui représenté sur la figure 8 qui est une vue schématique dans l'axe de la tige du côté de l'anneau 19.In this embodiment, the hook 19 is replaced by a device for pliers such as that shown in Figure 8 which is a schematic view in the axis of the rod on the side of the ring 19.

On voit sur la figure 8 l'anneau ouvert 9 qui est porté par l'extrémité de la tige 8 actionnée par le vérin 11, ainsi que la poignée 15 et son bouton de commande 18.We see in Figure 8 the open ring 9 which is carried by the end of the rod 8 actuated by the jack 11, as well as the handle 15 and its control button 18.

Dans ce second mode de réalisation le dispositif d'immobilisation du vérin par rapport à l'herbière est constitué par une pince 19a qui est articulée autour d'un axe 25 et qui est repoussée par un ressort 26 qui agit sur un piston 27 dont la tige 28 repousse spontanément la manette 29 de la pince 19a dans sa position fermée.In this second embodiment, the device for immobilizing the jack relative to the herbarium is constituted by a clamp 19a which is articulated around an axis 25 and which is pushed back by a spring 26 which acts on a piston 27 whose rod 28 pushes back spontaneously the lever 29 of the clamp 19a in its closed position.

Le cylindre 30 du piston 27 est alimenté en air comprimé en même temps que le vérin 11.The cylinder 30 of the piston 27 is supplied with compressed air at the same time as cylinder 11.

L'utilisateur de l'appareil peut ainsi ouvrir manuellement la pince 19a contre l'action du ressort et y engager l'extrémité sectionnée de l'herbière, après quoi il lâche la manette 29 tandis que l'extrémité de l'herbière est bloquée entre les deux mâchoires de la pince.The user of the device can thus manually open the clamp 19a against the action of the spring and engage the severed end of the herbarium there, after which it releases the lever 29 while the end of the herbarium is locked between the two jaws of the pliers.

Il lui suffit ensuite d'actionner le bouton 18 pour envoyer de l'air comprimé à la fois dans le vérin 11 et dans le cylindre 30, ce qui maintient fortement l'extrémité de l'herbière tandis que l'anneau 9 est déplacé vers la panse.Then he just has to press button 18 to send compressed air to both in the cylinder 11 and in the cylinder 30, which strongly maintains the end of the herbarium while the ring 9 is moved towards the belly.

Le processus se poursuit alors comme décrit plus haut.The process then continues as described above.

Il suffit enfin d'appuyer sur la manette 29 pour libérer l'herbière.Finally, it suffices to press lever 29 to release the herbarium.

On comprend que l'appareil selon ce second mode de réalisation peut également être utilisé quand l'herbière n'a pas été sectionnée.It is understood that the device according to this second embodiment can also be used when the herbarium has not been severed.

Il est bien entendu que les modes de réalisation qui viennent d'être décrits ne présentent aucun caractère limitatif et qu'ils pourraient recevoir toutes modifications désirables sans sortir pour cela du cadre de l'invention.It is understood that the embodiments which have just been described do not have no limiting nature and that they could receive any modifications desirable without departing from the scope of the invention.

En particulier, bien que l'on ait décrit ici un vérin pneumatique, un dispositif hydraulique, électrique ou autre pourrait également convenir.In particular, although a pneumatic cylinder has been described here, a device hydraulic, electric or other could also be suitable.

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Appareil de pose de ligatures d'herbière sur des ruminants, et notamment sur des bovins, ledit appareil comprenant un anneau (9) destiné à venir s'engager autour de l'herbière (6) et une tige (8) permettant de repousser l'anneau (9) le long de l'herbière jusqu'au voisinage de la panse (3) de l'animal, caractérisé par le fait qu'il comporte en combinaison : un vérin (11) apte à déplacer la tige (8) sur une longueur sensiblement égale à celle de l'herbière, un dispositif (19, 19a) permettant d'immobiliser le vérin par rapport à l'herbière, un anneau ouvert (9) solidaire de l'extrémité de la tige (8), et un dispositif de commande (15) permettant d'actionner le vérin (11) pour déplacer la tige (8) dans les deux directions.Apparatus for placing herbarium ligatures on ruminants, and in particular on cattle, said apparatus comprising a ring (9) intended to engage around the herbarium (6) and a rod (8) making it possible to repel the 'ring (9) along the herbarium to the vicinity of the belly (3) of the animal, characterized in that it comprises in combination: a jack (11) adapted to move the rod (8) over a length substantially equal to that of the herbarium, a device (19, 19 a ) making it possible to immobilize the jack with respect to the herbarium, an open ring (9) secured to the end of the rod (8) , and a control device (15) for actuating the jack (11) to move the rod (8) in both directions. Appareil selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que le dispositif permettant d'immobiliser le vérin par rapport à l'herbière est un crochet (19) solidaire du vérin (11), crochet qui s'engage autour de l'herbière alors que cette dernière, sans avoir été sectionnée, est dégagée à l'extérieur de l'animal par une incision pratiquée dans la gorge.Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the device for immobilizing the jack relative to the herbarium is a hook (19) integral with the actuator (11), hook which engages around the herbarium while the latter, without having been severed, is released outside the animal by an incision made in the throat. Appareil selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que le dispositif permettant d'immobiliser l'appareil par rapport à l'herbière est constitué par une pince (19a) qui se referme sur l'herbière pour la solidariser au vérin.Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the device making it possible to immobilize the apparatus with respect to the herbarium consists of a clamp (19 a ) which closes on the herbarium to secure it to the jack. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé par le fait que le même bouton de commande (18) actionne le dispositif permettant d'immobiliser le vérin sur l'herbière, puis repousse la tige (8) du vérin (11) à l'intérieur de l'animal.Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by the fact that the same control button (18) actuates the device allowing to immobilize the jack on the herbarium, then push the rod (8) of the jack (11) inside the animal. Appareil selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que le vérin (11) est pneumatique avec un dispositif de commande pouvant provoquer son déplacement dans les deux sens.Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the cylinder (11) is pneumatic with a control device can cause it to move in both directions.
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